SEOUL, South Korea’s unification ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs on Tuesday lambasted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s hostile rhetoric toward Seoul and vowed to respond sternly.
The ministry’s criticism came as Kim called for revising t…
SEOUL, South Korean stocks slid more than 1 percent Tuesday as escalating geopolitical tensions surrounding the Korean Peninsula weakened investors’ appetite for risky assets. The local currency sharply fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Ko…
SEOUL, South Korea’s car exports jumped 31 percent on-year last year, driven by the growing global demand for premium eco-friendly automobiles, data showed Tuesday.
Outbound shipments of cars reached US$70.9 billion in 2023, compared with $54.1 bill…
SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s barrage of bitter remarks against South Korea is an apparent sign of his pressing need to directly engage with the United States on Korean Peninsula issues and better maintain its regime amid economic
SEOUL, South Korea’s exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products rose 8.1 percent in December from a year earlier mainly thanks to a recovery in global chip demand, government data showed Tuesday.
Outbound shipments of ICT pro…
SEOUL, More than 70 percent of South Koreans were aware of the country’s Animal Protection Act, a poll showed Tuesday, as animal welfare has gained growing attention.
The figure marks a significant rise from just 57.1 percent tallied in
Cambodia exported bicycles worth US$416.7 million in 2023, a decrease of 53.6 percent from US$899.7 million in a year earlier, pointed out a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise.
According to the source, the made-in-Cambodia bicycl…
SEOUL, 11Street Co., a South Korean e-commerce company, said Tuesday it has filed a complaint with the anti-trust regulator over its bigger rival Coupang, Inc.’s alleged unfair practices.
New York-listed Coupang has recently released the comparison …
SEOUL, The combined operating profit for Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s leading automakers, is expected to have reached a record high of 27 trillion won (US$20.4 billion) last year, an estimate showed Tuesday.
The estimate by
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday presented letters of appointment to Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Cho Tae-yong, South Korea’s new spy chief.
Yoon also awarded certificates of appointment to Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun and Ryu Chul-wh…